A short time ago BBC Radio 4’s The World this Weekend spoke to Gershon Baskin, who in 2011 negotiated the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas for more than five years.

He said it was likely Hamas had taken its hostages underground, which made it very difficult for Israel to locate them.

“There is no doubt in my mind that Israel’s number one objective will be to find them through military operations, and not through negotiations,” said Baskin.

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